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Job information Community Dietitian from the Company Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust, this latest Community Dietitian job vacancy is located in the city Norwich located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Community field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk. At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health. Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we'd love you to join us!

We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require

JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed. YOUR APPLICATION It is important that you complete a formal application form as CV's alone will not be accepted.

We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.

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Job overview

We are looking for a motivated, compassionate and reflective dietitian to join our diverse and experienced MDT (our MDT comprises of psychiatrists, psychologists, family therapists, systemic practitioners, mental health nurses, physical health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, assistant practitioners, clinical support workers and more) based

Community and Intensive Day Treatment Services working with young people (under the age of 18 years) who have an eating disorder and their families. Our Intensive Day Treatment Service is currently the only one of its kind operating in the East of England.

We use an FT AN (Family Therapy focus for Anorexia Nervosa) approach in both services, so knowledge of this would be of benefit. Our day treatment service supports young people and their families from across Norfolk & Waveney and the surrounding areas, for whom we are trying to avert a hospital or specialist unit admission for. Instead, keeping them at home with their family, friends and in their community.

Our day treatment service is currently expanding and as part of that expansion we are developing a virtual element to the programme. This will further enhance the support our service provides but also ensuring access to treatment 7 days per week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside two Band 7 dietitians in close collaboration with the MDT.

You will work within the Suffolk Community Adult Eating Disorder Service to ensure continuity and consistency of dietetic care for Adults with a range of eating disorders. Dependent on experience, this may include supporting MEED admissions, early intervention, group education and the VIT pathway.

Clinical work is varied and hugely rewarding. You will work with patients through the nutritional and physical consequences of an eating disorders providing evidence based advice to patients at all stages of their treatment. Assessment will include interpretation of anthropometric, biochemical and clinical indicators, weight history and dietary analysis.

This role requires you to work with patients across the county. There will be an opportunity to request a preferred base in Ipswich or Bury St Edmunds. However, some travel between sites will be expected.

Working for our organisation

Benefits included with this role are:-

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive. Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Mental health is an incredibly privileged and rewarding career which brings with it the chance to make a huge difference to the lives of children, young people and their families. We want to recruit people who can join our service and bring with them fresh ideas, positivity, drive and ambition.

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• Dietetic Degree at BSc or MSc level
• HCPC Registered Dietitian
• Strong evidence of Eating Disorder related CPD (portfolio)

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knows the appropriate use of prescription feeds and supplements
• Has good knowledge of first line advice for IBS, Coeliac Disease, Diverticular Disease, GORD, Stomas and lactose intolerance.
• Understands different approaches to managing underweight patients

Desirable criteria

• FT AN trained (Family Therapy Anorexia Nervosa)

Experience

Essential criteria

• A minimum of 2 years experience of working clinically either in a hospital or community setting and of working with an Eating Disorders service.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with people of all ages and families presenting with eating difficulties and managing complexities and / or Intensive Treatment Team service.
• Working in a Community Dietetics service.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs and team requirements.
• Ability to work well within a team as well as individually.

Desirable criteria

• Proven record of Multidisciplinary working
• Able to use Lorenzo or other electronic notes systems

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIESApart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB) FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures - these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it. Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.

The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.

This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Closed Date : 2024-11-13